Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-17

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siestion 81 M. Mafphy - C1isf 81
Psiiss two ys1rs go e wsil e. - ~
ssssttoa q lss1 Kssk. bss 60 bs1h oeos-
sions tie Dsspis eAoss 70 ptass tea tab
81 Dr0serfipa sAsm sd RuaFddnR their
pssperty 10 BIS hsnds. They did thiA.
kzosina ME. MssuAy fbossazhly and
sfiss k2vinG EspsAisdiy bes1 bold thst
be tscked b 1ahy sIsnsnls II character
ssssuaaEy 70 tie sssisfsssoEy MANAGE
msns 0e tha posias forcs Of sueh q city
e. sssffIA. n. nnas sash sirsum-
stances. me polEss fosss has not shovn
sash 3 de9Fss Of s&eisnsy g Eo0d eisi-
Esns raiEhf desire, the blsme Should
Ros rsas WITH ~. MnEphy bas With The
psopIs VIC slsessd hin 10 GIL . posi
tioa for vhAsA be bad 20 fsv qsalieoa-
tAena
Ths salaries p4id By he city Of 81
attic 90 de members Of Ma polEes force
are s1m sisut 10 cattle u 70 the services
Of srs1 eias men. aad ths fOses 10 lsrRs
saOsHh foE ~ shs demands thai are
likely 70 b made upOn Il n . ely o.
shs sis Of eeatlIa In spits Of the
large salaries paid ind the nnmbeF Of
men e0ployed. however, the fssoe has
bssa vrsschediy inensisns, and has
bssn utterly unable 10 eops With The
criminals Who tnfest the community.
NoE havs The latter shown sn unua1al
degree Of sanninR. for their crimes
have esnsFaIly bee7 both bold and
bspRline. They are svidentiy, fos he
Hosl part, smatsaD-hoodIams Who
ere reckless rather than shrswd In theiF
operations and who vOoId quickly be
bEooRht 10 iasties By TIE exercise Of
even ordinary dsssotiEe skIll. In spite
Of this. however. they. have been suo-
eensful IN slsdinR arrest, and our
oeaeeEs have been utterly bald By o
ga1R which thsy should have been able
70 break 40 without aims1lty. j
OF eoens, tbc1gh tbs Chief Of Police
ls hsid Fesponaibls for this InsfisieBey,
hs 10 not alone 10 blame. The men IN
der his dlFeoslon we're selected for par
tisan reasons, and many Of them are 60.
terry asnt fos he positiona shlch they
held. while thsEe are good men on the
force, Its standard is anything bat high.
Even q thoEou0hly existent Cnief would
ind hiDsslf handicapped 10 working
With suoh material, and Mr.. MuTphy's
failure updeF the circumstances Is n0t
to be Wondered al. This evil, however,
ths City Council can easily remedy, and
u IL sinceFsly 20 be hoped that one Of
The Grsi asts Of ths new Council viii be
70 thoroughly overhaul the police forcs.
Men should be placed upoa 10 Who will
Be policemen IN fact ~ well 40 In name.
We want q noE-partisan police force
whose members vii be selected bsosnse
Of their psSaliaF fitness for the work be-
fore them and not bsesuss Of their 81.
Iealsncs 70 any party or faction. Tie
PcsT IxrKLLioKscxR hopes TO see Ts-
dical change 10 the police foFcs before
many weeks hays passed.
Chief Murphy viii be 10 offics for an.
other year, and be should have for sob.
oFdinsles good, reliable men. With
sush material be shsuld be given ever,
opportunity 30 prove his fitness for th,
position which be holds. That BIZ
hands have been tied In the pas, by th,
poor qualifications Of his assistants, d
evident. He may do better With bet
Ter force. He would certainly Be abb
10 introduce into Il q higher degree o
discipline than the present body hs
known.
| Indeed, Il 10 not improbable tha
muoh Of the failure Of the present 20
lice force Il due 10 It's lack Of disci
pine. lite members do nos recoguiE
the central authority 70 Q sufasiens de-
gree. For instance. Chief Murph
states that be wAs NOT Informed Of ID
recent crime on The Grant street plan
road until the morning after iss Occur
renee, aud that 10 this IL due the Gee
that no Efforts we're made BY the polio
10 eapsufs The criminal immsdiasel
after the commission Of his erin.
Such q state Of Affairs h absurd. wke
such crime is committed. the Chief c
Police ahoald be notified at onee, al
be should supsTintend In person ID
measures taken to sppsehend the GRIN
lnAi.
Chief Murray is in once. and be vi
remain there for some tune 10 coms
Tue City Ooancil and the Mayor shout
endeavoF 10 affoEd him all possible Al
sistanee. he shoaid have good mel
placed undsF him, even u an entir
ehange IN the foRos IL necessary. IL b
lseka detective AKIN, he should rucsiv
She assistance Of men who are nc
equally dsacieat. II be is not able q
enfsFce discipline anssna his men, ie
htm have Captains VITO vill aid him 3,
do %. Let him have skiIlfaI and coed
nen plAesa undes him, and II the pres
sns state Of aaairs continues, the peOpl'
vili knov taas the fault rests with %,
ooisf and no, With his sHeosdlnssss. II
shs meantime, III Mr.. MuFpby have q
chance. LIST bis present fierce be dis.
missed, ane let us zee whsshsF be ear
DO bsaseF WUrk With better mAtegial.
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